Title: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Wellington Provincial District]

Author: Cyclopedia Company Limited

Publication details: The Cyclopedia Company, Limited, 1897, Wellington

Part of: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand

License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 New Zealand Licence

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Mr. Emanuel Elder Bell, Chief Refrigerator of the s.s. “Rakaia,” was born in 1863, at Tync, in the North of England, where he was educated. Mr. Bell served his apprenticeship at Palmer's Engineering Works, Tyne. He first went to sea in the ship “Clancurry,” trading to China, and afterward joined the New Zealand Shipping Company's s.s. “Aorangi,” as chief refrigerator, which position he held for eight years, being then transferred to the s.a. “Rakaia.” Mr. Bell is married, and has three children.